This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
FIRST TIME HERE?
FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!
Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.
Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.
DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.
DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."
Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
Events
**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.
Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
Latest Activity
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
N4M Merchandise
Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.
Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.
Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
Badge
My Sailor is an FC ...
My Sailor is an FC, named Nick and he is currently in C school @ Dahlgren
Views: 656
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Jackie on
-
Dam Neck is a very nice place. My son went on a field trip to that base Thursday to look at some of the radar equipment. It has a great beach that I used to take the kids to when they were little.
-
-
Permalink Reply by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on
-
It's been alot of years since hubby went to school in DamnNeck but I remember the base being smaller and the beach was not far down the road. One this for sure.....the weather will be nicer than GL! How long is his school Karyn?
-
-
-
I got to meet two FCs that were reporting to their new ship in Norfolk last week and hope that they will be joining us soon.
One was Aegis Spy Radar and the other was CIWS (went to school in DamnNeck) - could have adopted them both but that Aegis sailor was very sharp in particular. Had done 4 years of college and just applied for the STA 21 program. I think he has a very promising future ahead in the Navy. -
-
Permalink Reply by CCR on
-
I didn't know there were CIWS in Damneck, VA. also. Patrick has now gone to the beach in San Diego and posted the pictures on FB.
-
-
-
There is CIWS in NamnNeck, Nick said he thinks the class is the same length it's just a matter of what school has an opening at the time.
I bet Patrick is enjoying SD much more than he would DamnNeck, Virginia Beach is pretty but it's not ...SanDiego! -
-
-
My daughter is Kelly, currently in Indoc at Great Lakes and then A-School for FC
How long is it by the way. She said she's there for about 8 mos! -
-
-
Normally I would say 5 to 8 months but so much is up in the air right now with the "holds" - it just really depends on when she can start classes. Eight months is realistic - once she actually starts class.
-
-
-
Hi Francine, my son just finished FC in GL. It took him 9 months. He said he was the slowest ever....LOL At least he made it through. He will be going to Dam neck for C school in June.
-
-
-
Hi all, my son Ian is currently in his first half of ATT. He has lingo'd me complete confusion but at least we can try and figure it all out here. I will have to ask him again what system he wants to learn. He is doing really well and has done some volunteering for his section. First as duty master, and now as assistant section leader. He says it just means the guys have to listen to him and he organizes. He told me that other than school, things there are pretty nice. He didn't enjoy the winter. We are from the Seattle area and snow is a rarity. I am hoping that he gets C school in San Diego. At least the flights home will be cheaper. He has such focus and wants to do the whole Navy career. I couldn't be prouder. My dad did a 6 year stint in the Navy and he is such the proud grandpa. I was wondering if any of your sailors were stationed in the Porter right now? Ian has become the master griller and has cookouts most weekends now. I would be interested to find out if our sailors all know each other.
-
-
-
Wow, there are a lot of sites for FC..I hope you guys know more about what your sons do than I do. My son completed C school at Dam Neck and is on the USS Donald Cook. Most of you know that already. I was truly hoping to learn more about what an FC does. Jackie's son and my son are on the ship and that's all I know..
-
-
-
Hello all, I've been lurking for awhile and finally decided to jump in! My husband Danny is an FC at GL he classed up to SCC last Thursday. He was in a group that helped build shelves for the NEX while on hold for SCC. Does anyone else have a sailor in this group?? After A school he's hoping for CIWS in Dam Neck.
Julie -
© 2024 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
